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Muntz shines as Fiji condemn Wales to record-equalling defeat

Muntz shines as Fiji condemn Wales to record-equalling defeat

Caleb Muntz scored 19 points as hard-hitting Fiji extended Wales' losing streak to a record-equalling 10 matches with a historic 24-19 victory in Cardiff on Sunday.

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Medvedev rages in opening ATP Finals defeat to Fritz

Medvedev rages in opening ATP Finals defeat to Fritz

Daniil Medvedev lost his head on Sunday as he fell in straight sets 4-6, 3-6 to Taylor Fritz in the opening match of this year's ATP Finals.

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Itoje wants England to make fans proud against Springboks after November woes

Itoje wants England to make fans proud against Springboks after November woes

Maro Itoje insists England are eager "to do the fans proud" when they face world champions South Africa next weekend following consecutive November defeats by New Zealand and Australia.

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'I live in hope': A Channel drama survivor's search for missing dad

'I live in hope': A Channel drama survivor's search for missing dad

Osama Ahmed's life took a dramatic turn one night in October when the small boat that was to carry him and his father to the English coast sank shortly after setting out from France.

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Waring finishes with flourish in Abu Dhabi to end title drought

Waring finishes with flourish in Abu Dhabi to end title drought

England's Paul Waring birdied the last two holes for a bogey-free six-under-par 66 on Sunday to win the Abu Dhabi Championship by two shots.

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Lebanon says 7 children among 23 dead in Israeli strike north of Beirut

Lebanon says 7 children among 23 dead in Israeli strike north of Beirut

Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike on Sunday killed 23 people, including seven children, in the village of Almat north of the capital Beirut.

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Test debut 'so much fun' for Suaalii as Wallabies triumph at Twickenham

Test debut 'so much fun' for Suaalii as Wallabies triumph at Twickenham

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii said he'd had "so much fun" after marking his Australia debut with a man-of-the-match display in the Wallabies' thrilling win over England at Twickenham.

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Bestaven ready to 'write a new story' as Vendee Globe yacht race starts

Bestaven ready to 'write a new story' as Vendee Globe yacht race starts

Defending champion Yannick Bestaven led a flotilla of 40 yachts into the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday as the 10th edition of the solo, non-stop around-the-world Vendee Globe race got under way.

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Mauritius votes in poll clouded by phone-tapping scandal

Mauritius votes in poll clouded by phone-tapping scandal

Mauritius was voting Sunday in a close-fought parliamentary election, with police at polling stations as the opposition warned of the risk of fraud in one of Africa's most stable and prosperous democracies.

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France's Dupont wary of New Zealand 'threat'

France's Dupont wary of New Zealand 'threat'

France superstar Antoine Dupont said he was cautious of New Zealand's "threat" before the in-form All Blacks head to Paris next Saturday.

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